15th Anniversary Celebration - Day 13

Day 13!

For those just tuning in, I'm doing 15 Days of Content here on my blog. It's my little way of celebrating the fact that this blog has been around for 15 years. 

We're nearing the end of the celebration, and for today's entry, I thought it would be fitting to revisit a design I made back in 2009 when I first started this blog.

Here is the design in question:

I found this necklace this past week. I've been doing a massive overhaul of my craft room, and in doing so, I have unearthed a box of jewelry I made during that period. This particular necklace is similar to one I made at the exact same time, which I called Black Dew and sold on my then-freshly-created Etsy store.

Now, there isn't anything particularly wrong with the design. Apparently I've been enjoying dangles and cascading looks from the very beginning. But looking at the construction, I can definitely see that I've come a long way--the simple loops are awkward, and the chain is a bit too open-and-airy for the look of the pendant.

So, I decided to remake it--using only the beads from the original necklace (but allowing myself to add different chain).

This is what I came up with.

I decided to keep with the dangle idea, but instead fleshed it out to a full-blown tassel. The beads from the dangle were turned into elements of the chain.

All components of this necklace were recycled and reused, all part of previous pieces that needed a bit of fresh life breathed into them.

Oh, and please pardon the wonky lighting in these pictures. As mentioned, I'm doing an overhaul of my craft room, and my photo booth is not set up.

Overall, I am very pleased with the new design. It's always interesting to look at designs I've made in the past, and seeing how I would reimage them now that my skills have improved. I can certainly see myself wearing this new design!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I have two more days to go in my 15 Days of Content... I'd love it if you came by tomorrow to see what I have in store for Day 14.

Have a lovely day, everyone!

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Another way I'm celebrating is by offering a coupon code for my Etsy store!

Simply use the code BLOG15 when checking out for 15% off! Code expires once my 15 Days of Content is over, on August 3rd.